Tonight and the People

  • 81'
  • France
  • 2013
'Hell is other people.' This famous quote from the play No Exit hangs like a storm cloud above Tonight and the People. Like this one-act play by Sartre, the film is set in a single location - a television studio, where some cowboys, activists, hippies, gangsters and teenagers are waiting for something big to happen: the Apocalypse.
To kill time, they talk about their ideals and dreams, how they imagine perfect love and the influence politics has on their lives. Gradually, they realise that the world has already ended and that they have been in hell for quite some time.
Everything about the film is artificial: the dialogue, the claustrophobic setting, the stylistic nods to sitcoms and westerns, the world-weary approach to big themes. This represents an elaboration by director Neil Beloufa on his previous (multiple award-winning) short video films. Beloufa’s feature debut has more than a little in common with the visual arts, which at times has a disorienting effect.
  • 81'
  • France
  • 2013
Director
Neil Beloufa
Premiere
International premiere
Countries of production
France, USA
Year
2013
Festival Edition
IFFR 2014
Length
81'
Medium
DCP
Language
English
Producer
Jean des Forêts
Production Company
Petit Film
Sales
Petit Film
Screenplay
Neil Beloufa
Cinematography
Guillaume Le Gontrec
Editor
Ermanno Corrado
Production Design
Dorian Gaudin, Florian Fournier
Sound Design
Arno Ledoux
Music
Arno Ledoux
Cast
Alex Rotaru, Tony Audin
Director
Neil Beloufa
Premiere
International premiere
Countries of production
France, USA
Year
2013
Festival Edition
IFFR 2014
Length
81'
Medium
DCP
Language
English
Producer
Jean des Forêts
Production Company
Petit Film
Sales
Petit Film
Screenplay
Neil Beloufa
Cinematography
Guillaume Le Gontrec
Editor
Ermanno Corrado
Production Design
Dorian Gaudin, Florian Fournier
Sound Design
Arno Ledoux
Music
Arno Ledoux
Cast
Alex Rotaru, Tony Audin